diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/hostname.py b/bumblebee/modules/hostname.py
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+++ b/bumblebee/modules/hostname.py
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+# pylint: disable=C0111,R0903
+
+"""Displays the system hostname."""
+
+import bumblebee.input
+import bumblebee.output
+import bumblebee.engine
+
+
+class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
+    def __init__(self, engine, config):
+        super(Module, self).__init__(engine, config,
+            bumblebee.output.Widget(full_text=self.output)
+        )
+        self._hname = ""
+
+    def output(self, _):
+        return self._hname+" "+u"\uf233"
+
+    def update(self, widgets):
+        with open('/proc/sys/kernel/hostname', 'r') as f:
+            self._hname = f.readline().split()[0]
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4